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Personal info

Full name
BOBOWSKI, Bennie
Date of birth
1 November 1906
Age
37
Place of birth
Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36901101
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
1st Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 August 1944
Place of death
Near Condécourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 20 11

Immediate family

Members
Alex Bobowski (father)
Anna (Pior) Bobowski (mother)
Elizabeth Bobowski (sister)
Genevieve Bobowski (sister)
Irene Bobowski (sister)
Stella M. (Leslewicz) Bobowski (wife)

More information

Pfc Bennie Bobowski was born as Bernard.
His father was born in Austria. He was killed in action near the Seine river in France.

Source of information: Yannick, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.indianmilitary.org – 30th ID Roster, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / 1910 Census / Cook County, Illinois Deaths Index, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Chicago Daily Tribune

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy